Governor Sarah Palin’s office announced as late as last night that she would be spending today at the Alaska State Fair to introduce the newest state quarter into circulation.
Governor Palin had a more important ceremony to attend, however, as she took her place beside Sen. John McCain’s Friday and was selected as his vice presidential candidate.
While Alaska found itself in the national spotlight during the historic political announcement, the ceremonial release of the Alaska commemorative quarter continued as planned.
Standing in for Governor Palin at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer was Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell, who was joined by United States Mint Deputy Director Andrew Brunhart.
In related news: The Alaska quarter went into circulation nationwide on August 25, 2008. It will take about two weeks for most Americans to see the new quarter-dollars in their change. The United States Mint estimates that it will produce about 500 million Alaska quarters.
The last quarter in the series for the state of Hawaii enters circulation some time in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Courtesy: CoinNews.net